- Rubbish - collected fortnightly (due to COVID-19)
- Recycling - collected fortnightly
- Collection days and recycling weeks
- Public holidays
- What week is it?
- Bin and parts replacement costs
Rubbish - collected fortnightly (due to COVID-19)
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Rubbish will be collected fortnightly on your normal recycling week.
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During these extraordinary circumstances, everything (recycling included) will be sent to landfill to protect the health and wellbeing of our communities, staff and contractors.
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Please put your rubbish and recycling (except glass) in an official yellow council bag inside your big black and yellow wheelie bin, so staff do not have to touch it.
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If your bag is not in your wheelie bin, it won’t be picked up.
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Glass recycling bins will not be emptied due to the risk of spreading the virus.
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If anyone in your household is sick, please double bag your rubbish and recycling, but only the outside bag needs to be an official bag.
Please help keep our rubbish collectors safe.
View the purchase price of the yellow HDC rubbish bags. They can be purchased from the following locations:
- New World in Waihi
- Countdown in Paeroa
- Four Square in Ngatea
- Pak n Save in Thames
- Kaiaua Store
- Waitakaruru Country Store
Recycling - collected fortnightly (due to COVID-19)
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Rubbish will be collected fortnightly on your normal recycling week.
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During these extraordinary circumstances, everything (recycling included) will be sent to landfill to protect the health and wellbeing of our communities, staff and contractors.
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Please put your rubbish and recycling (except glass) in an official yellow council bag inside your big black and yellow wheelie bin, so staff do not have to touch it.
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If your bag is not in your wheelie bin, it won’t be picked up.
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Glass recycling bins will not be emptied due to the risk of spreading the virus.
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If anyone in your household is sick, please double bag your rubbish and recycling, but only the outside bag needs to be an official bag.
On alternate weeks, either Week 1 or Week 2.
Your rubbish & recycling must be at the gate before 7:30am to guarantee collection.
The easiest way to remember your collection day is to check the ID sticker on the wheelie bin allocated to your address, which will show the day and week. In the example below it is Tuesday, Week 1.
Collection Days and Recycling Weeks
Place your rubbish and recycling at the kerbside before 7:30am
| Location | Fortnightly Rubbish & Recycling Collection Wheelie bins only |
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| Kaiaua | Wednesday - Week 2 |
| Karangahake | Thursday - Week 2 |
| Kerepehi | Wednesday - Week 1 |
| Mackaytown | Thursday - Week 2 |
| Ngatea | Wednesday - Week 2 |
| Paeroa | Thursday - Week 2 |
| Turua | Wednesday - Week 1 |
| Waihi | Thursday - Week 1 |
| Waikino | Thursday - Week 1 |
| Waitakaruru | Wednesday - Week 2 |
| Whiritoa* | Monday - Week 1 |
View the Kerbside Collection Calendar
Public Holidays:
On any week where there is a public holiday on a normal collection day, all rubbish collections will be a day later than the normal. This will be advertised on our Facebook page, our website and in the local newspapers.
What Week is it?
If you've lost track of what week it is, look it up on the kerbside recycling calendar.
Wheelie bins and replacement parts
If your bin is damaged or stolen, contact us to order a replacement bin. Parts can also be replaced if they become damaged.
View the cost of bin or parts replacement.
It's a good idea to label your bins with your address to avoid any ownership issues.
